impassible vs impassable :

impassible or impassable

“Impassible” is an unusual word meaning “incapable of suffering” or “unfeeling.” The normal word for the latter meaning is “impassive.” But “impassible” is most often a spelling error for “impassable” referring to mountain ranges, blocked roads, etc.

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  • Officials: Wildfire near Fairbanks closes Parks Highway
    Thursday, 8 a.m. update: The Parks Highway is impassible due to heavy smoke. Travel is not advised. 8:50 P.M. update: FAIRBANKS—A wildfire halfway between Fairbanks and Nenana broke containment and
    June 27, 2013 - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  • Mandatory Johnson County evacuations end; people return home
    The river didn't raise enough to actually have much flood damage. The reason people had to be out of their houses for two weeks was because the streets were impassable.
    June 16, 2013 - KWWL Iowa
  • Mandatory Johnson County evacuations end; people return home
    The river didn't raise enough to actually have much flood damage. The reason people had to be out of their houses for two weeks was because the streets were impassable.
    June 16, 2013 - KWWL Iowa
  • Border security is the new idea
    Border security is this week’s life-and-death issue, crucial to progress on reforming our hideously dysfunctional immigration system. They insist a leakproof, impassable, impenetrable border is a must for national security and economic stability, an urgent priority demanding billions more, on top of billions already spent. Historically, this is a newfound interest. In the early years of the last ...
    June 13, 2013 - The Wenatchee World